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1939-1945

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Major, Bernard Peter Married Laura Fitzgerald (died 1999); four daughters.	15.02.1912 New Yrok, NY - Melbourne, FL	2nd Lt. 12.06.1937 [O20750] ... ... Capt. AUS 09.09.1940 Lt.Col. AUS 1942? Lt.Col. 01.07.1954 Col. AUS 29.06.1951 (retd 1967) BSM ? 3x CR ? ?	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (01.07.1932-11.06.1937; grad. # 10922); Field artillery School, Officers' Advanced Course (1943); Command and General Staff College (1948); Princeton University (1953); Strategic Intelligence School (1954) 28.06.1930 - 30.06.1932 enlisted service (Private, Company C, 28th Infantry, HQ Company 2nd Infantry Brigade & DEML) 12.06.1937 commissioned in the field artillery (10.1939) 2th Field Artillery (Madison Barracks, NY) < 10.1942 - > 06.1945 Commanding Officer, 108th Field Artillery Battalion, 28th Division (USA & Europe) 1948 - 1951 Intelligence Division, European Command 1953 - 1955 ACSI 1955 - 1957 O Army Attaché 1957 - 1960 G2 Section, 2nd US Army 1964 - 1966 G2, USAR Alas ChCDC (Int Agcy) 1966 - 1967 Commanding Officer, Fort Holabird Manager, Federal Credit Union, 1967-1973.
Marshall, George Catlett Son of late George Catlett Marshall and Laura Bradford. Married 1st (11.02.1902) Elizabeth Carter Coles (died 1927), Lexington, Va.. Married 2nd (15.10.1930) Katherine Boyce Tupper Brown, Baltimore, Maryland; three stepchildren. Lived at Pine Bluff, NC.	31.12.1880 Uniontown, PA - 16.10.1959 Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, DC [Arlington National Cemetery, VA]	2nd Lt. 02.01.1901 [accepted 02.02.1902] [01616] 1st Lt. 07.03.1907 Capt. 01.07.1916 Maj. (temp) 05.08.1917-07.01.1918 Lt.Col. NA 05.01.1918 [accepted 08.01.1918] Col. USA 27.08.1918 [accepted 18.09.1918; honorably discharged 30.06.1920] Maj. 01.07.1920 Lt.Col. 21.08.1923 Col. 01.09.1933 Brig.Gen. 01.10.1936 [accepted 01.10.1936] Maj.Gen. 07.1939 Gen. 01.09.1939 Gen. of the Army (temp) 16.12.1944 (retd 11.1945) Gen. of the Army 04.1946 (restored to active army list 1949 at own request) DSM ? 2 x SSM ? ? Nobel Peace Prize, 1953. Congressional Gold Medal, 22.03.1946. GCB (Hon), 1945. Victory Medal with 4 clasps.	Education: Virginia Military Institute (1897-1901); US Infantry-Cavalry School (1907); Army Staff College (1908); Washington and Jefferson College (D.Sc., 1939); Dr. of Military Science, Pennsylvania Military College (1940); etc. etc. 02.02.1902 commissioned in the infantry 1902 - 1903 served in the Philippines 1908 - 1910 instructor, Army Staff College initial General Staff Corps, Eligible List 1913 - 1916 served in the Philippines 05.06.1917 - 04.06.1921 General Staff Corps 1917 - 1919 with American Expeditionary Force: General Staff 1st Division, Chief of Operations, 1st Army, Chief of Staff 8th Army Corps; participated in battle of Cantigny, Aisne­Marne, St Mihiel and Meuse­Argonne operations 1919 - 1924 ADC to General Pershing 1924 - 1927 served in China 1927 - 1929 instructor, Army War College 1927 - 1932 Assistant Commandant, Infantry School 1933 - 1933 Commander, 8th Infantry Regiment 1933 - 1936 Senior Instructor Illinois National Guard 1936 - 1938 Commanding General 5th Brigade, USA 07.1938 - 10.1938 Chief of the War Plans Division, War Department General Staff (Washington, DC) 10.1938 - 01.07.1939 Deputy Chief of Staff, US Army (Washington, DC) [Chief Military Mission to Brazil, May­June 1939] 01.07.1939 - 01.09.1939 Acting Chief of Staff, US Army (Washington, DC) 01.09.1939 - 18.11.1945 Chief of Staff, US Army (Washington, DC) [Atlantic Charter Conference at Sea, August 1941; Casablanca Conference, January 1943; Quebec Conference, August 1943; Cairo and Tehran Conferences, November 1943; Quebec Conference, September 1944; Yalta Conference, February 1945; Potsdam Conference, July 1945] Special Representative of President to China, with personal rank of Ambassador, 1945-1947. Secretary of State, United States, 01.1947-01.1949 (Council of Foreign Ministers, Moscow, March­April 1947; Inter­American Conference for Maintenance of Continental Peace and Security, Brazil, August­September 1947; General Assembly UN, New York, September-November 1947; Council of Foreign Ministers, London, November-December 1947; Ninth International Conference of American States, Bogotá, Colombia, March­April 1948; General Assembly UN, Paris, September-November 1948). Secretary of Defense of the United States, 09.1950-1951. A consultant to President of the United States, Secretary of Defense, and United States Government officials. Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1949-; President, American National Red Cross, 1949-1950. Hon. degree at Oxford Univ. (Eng.) and at many other Universities.
Martin, Clarence Ames	13.09.1896 Belle Haven, VA - 11.12.1986 Taylors, Greenville, SC	2nd Lt. 25.10.1917 (accepted 23.11.1917) [O7007] 1st Lt. 25.10.1917 Capt. 01.07.1920 Maj. 01.08.1935 Lt.Col. ? Col. ? Brig.Gen. 02.1943 Maj.Gen. 11.1944 (retd 31.07.1947; disability LOD, not physically qualified for promotion) DSC ? ? DSM ? ? SSM ? 3 x LM ? ? AM ? ?	Education: Viriginia Military Institute (...-1917; BS in Civil Engineering); Infantry School Company Officers' Course (1922); Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth (1937); Army War College (1940) 15.08.1917 - 23.11.1917 Captain of Infantry, National Army 07.11.1918 - 30.06.1920 Captain of Infantry, US Army [accepted 11.11.1918; honorably discharged 30.06.1920] 23.11.1917 commissioned in the infantry 1918 served with the American Expeditionary Force 1922 - 1927 Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Tennessee Military Institute 06.1927 - 08.1929 with the 45th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Scouts (01.1931) 34th Infantry Regiment (Fort Eustis, VA) 1932 - 1936 Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Virginia Military Institute 1940 - 1940 instructor, Tennessee National Guard ? transferred to the General Staff Corps 06.1940 - 01.1942 staff officer, 30th Infantry Division 1942 - 1942 Assistant Chief of Staff for Supply, I Corps (Pacific) 1942 - 1942 Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, I Corps (Pacific) 01.1943 - 02.1943 Commanding Officer, 128th Infantry Regiment 1943 - 1944 Assistant Division Commander, 32nd Infantry Division 09.1944 - 12.1945 Commanding General, 31st Infantry Division (Philippines)
Martin, Thomas Lyle	18.05.1891 Forrest City, AR - 26.04.1984 Dallas, TX	2nd Lt. 1916 [O4470] ... ... Col. ? Brig.Gen. (T) 20.06.1942 (reverted to Col. 07.1944) Brig.Gen. ? (retd 30.04.1951) LM ? ? BSM ? ? CR ? ?	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (...-1916; grad. # 5548) 1916 commissioned in the infantry ... ... 06.1939 - 04.1940 Executive Officer, Washington Provisional Brigade (Washington, DC) 1940 - 1941 Supply Officer, 4th Army 04.1941 - 06.1942 HQ Western Defense Command 1942 - 04.07.1944 Assistant Division Commander, 2nd Infantry Division [from 22.11-02.12.1943 acting Commanding General] 1944 - 1945 G-4 at a UK base 1946 National Guard Bureau, DC
Mason, Stanhope Brasfield Son of Edwin Bolton and Fenton (Brasfield) Mason. Married (04.11.1931) Maria Daniel Lockwood; two children.	04.11.1904 AL - 26.08.1990 Birmingham [?], AL	2nd Lt. 09.06.1928 [O17295] ... ... Capt. 09.06.1938 ... ... Brig.Gen. ? Maj.Gen. 01.07.1951 (retd 1961) DSM ? 2 x LM ? 2 x BSM ? ?	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (1928; grad. # 8449) 09.06.1928     commissioned in the infantry (01.1931) 4th Tank Company (Fort McClellan, AL) (10.1939) 45th Infantry (Manila, Phillipine Islands) 1942? (05.11.43) - 14.12.1944 Chief of Staff, 1st Infantry Division (NW Europe) 01.1945 - 09.1945 Chief of Staff, V Corps (NW Europe) 1948 National War College 1948 - 1951 Joint Chiefs of Staff 1951 - 1952 Commanding Officer, 26th Infantry (European Command) 1952 - 1954 Chief of Staff, HQ Allied Land Forces, Southeastern Europe 1958 - 1961 Commanding General, 4th Corps Reserve (AL) 1961 Deputy Chief of Staff (Intelligence), HQ US Army Europe
McAlister, Robert Carter	15.09.1923 Mayfield, KY - 26.02.2008 Melbourne, FL	2nd Lt. 05.06.1945 [O27159] ... ... Lt.Gen. ? (retd 1980)	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (1945; grad. # 14538) 05.06.1945 commissioned in the Field Artillery 07.1971 - 04.1973 Commanding General, South Eastern Task Force (Italy)
McLain, Raymond Stallings Son of Thomas A. and Lucetta (Stallings) McLain. Married 1st (1910) Norma Leeman; one son, three daughters. Married 2nd (12.08.1933) Bertha Cunningham; one son.	04.04.1890 Washington County, KY - 14.12.1954 Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, DC [buried Oklahoma City]	2nd Lt. OKNG 12.1914 1st Lt. OKNG 1915 Capt. OKNG 1917 Capt. ORC 1919 Capt. OKNG 1921 Maj. OKNG 1922 Lt.Col. OKNG 1924 Col. OKNG 22.12.1925 Brig.Gen. OKNG 06.1937 Brig.Gen. (T) USA 1940 Maj.Gen. (T) 08.1944 Lt.Gen. (T) 06.06.1945 Brig.Gen. USA 1945 Maj.Gen. USA 1948 (retd 30.04.1952; retaining rank of Lt.Gen.) DSC 1943 Sicily DSC 1944 France DSM 1944 France DSM 1945 Germany SSM 1943 Italy BSM 1944 Italy BSM 1945 Germany OON ? ? LegH ? ? CdeG ? ? LeoII ? ? CdeG ? ?	Education: Hills Business College, Oklahoma City (1909); graduate School of Musketry (1917); Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth (1938) Clerk in real estate office, 1907-1911. Abstractor, 1912-1915. Assistant County Treasurer, 1916. President Central Title & Investment Co., 1919-1923. Vice-president, American National Co., 1923-1928. Vice-president, American-First Trust Co., Oklahoma City, 1933-1953. President, American Mortgage & Investment Co., 1953-1954. Chairman of the Board, American First Title & Trust Co., 1953-1954. 1912 - 1914 Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Oklahoma National Guard 1914 - 1919 commissioned in the infantry, Oklahoma National Guard (served on Mexican Border, 1916-1917, and [as Machine Gun Company Commander] with 36th Division, 1917-1919 (Ft Sill, OK, then Ft Worth, TX and with AEF in France)) 1919 - 1921 Officers' Reserve Corps 1921 - 1937 Oklahoma National Guard 1937? - 1938 Assistant Chief of Staff & Chief of Staff, 45th Division 09.1940 called to active duty 1940 - 04.1944 Artillery Commander, 45th Infantry Division (Sicily & Italy) 26.04.1944 - 09.05.1944 DS, HQ, First Army (UK) 10.05.1944 - 24.07.1944 Artillery Commander, 30th Infantry Division (Normandy) 25.07.1944 - 30.07.1944 Assistant Divisional Commander, 90th Infantry Division (France) 31.07.1944 - 15.10.1944 Commanding General, 90th Infantry Division (France) 18.10.1944 - 31.07.1945 Commanding General, XIX Corps (NW Europe: Roer, Rhine, Elbe & Germany) (assigned to Detachment of Patients, Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, DC 05.1945) 1946 - 1947 Assistant Chief of Information, War Department 1948 - 1949 Chief of Information, Department of the Army 1949 - 1953 Comptroller of the Army
McMahon Jr. John Eugene	11.09.1890 West Point, NY - 27.06.1971 Saratoga, CA	2nd Lt. 12.06.1913 [O3541] ... ... Col. ? Brig.Gen. 16.02.1942 (reverted to Col. 03.1946) (retd 30.09.1950) DSM ? ? LM ? 2 x BSM ? ?	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (1913; grad. # 5129) 12.06.1913 commissioned in the field artillery 1940 - 1942 HQ 7th Division 1942 - 1943 Artillery Commander, 77th Infantry Division 1943 - 1945 Artillery Commander, VIII Corps (NW Europe) 1945 - 1946 Chief of Staff, 5th Service Command
McMahon, William Claude	10.01.1895 Brooklyn, NY - 23.03.1990 Winter Park, FL	2nd Lt. 20.04.1917 [O5300] ... ... Brig.Gen. 06.1942 Maj.Gen. 06.02.1943 (retd 30.09.1949) DSM ? ? LM ? ?	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (20.04.1917; grad. # 5698) 20.04.1917 commissioned in the infantry 1936 - 1940 instructor, Command and General Staff School 07.1940 - 01.1943 Assistant Chief of Staff for Supply, 4th Motorized Division 21.01.1943 - 11.07.1944 Commanding General, 8th Motorized Division 1944 - 1945 Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel G-1, 15th Army Group (Italy) 1945 - 1946 Chief of Staff, US Forces in Austria 1947 - 1949 Deputy Chief of Staff, Sixth Army
Meyer, Henry John Dick	20.09.1899 New York City - 04.03.1972 Cornwall, NY	2nd Lt. 1919 [O12290] Capt. 01.08.1935 Maj. ? Lt.Col. ? Col. ? Brig.Gen. 06.09.1944 (retd 30.09.1952; disabled 31.05.1957) SSM ? ? SSM ? ? SSM ? ? SSM ? ? LM ? ? LM ? ? PH ? ?	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (1919; grad. # 6313); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1933; MS) 1919 commissioned in the field artillery 1920 - 1923 duty at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii 1925 - 1929 Instructor, US Military Academy, West Point 1938 - 1941 Battalion Commander, 24th Field Artillery, Philippine Division 07.1942 - ? Executive Officer, 13th Field Artillery Brigade ? - 05.1944 Commanding Officer, 17th Field Artillery Regiment 15.08.1944 - 1945 Commanding General, 45th Infantry Divisional Artillery 09.1945 - 07.12.1945 Commanding General, 45th Infantry Division 1946 - 1948 Commanding General, 2nd Infantry Divisional Artillery 1948 - 1951 Commanding General, 24th Infantry Divisional Artillery (Japan, Korean War) 1951 Commanding General, XV Corps Artillery (Camp Polk)
Michaelis, John Hersey	21.08.1912 CA - 31.10.1985 Dillard, GA	2nd Lt. 12.06.1936 ... ... Gen. ? (retd 1972)	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (1936; grad. # 10676) 12.06.1936 commissioned in the infantry (06.1944) Executive Officer, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Normandy) (09.1944) Commanding Officer, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Holland) 10.1955 - 10.1956 Commanding General, South Eastern Task Force (Italy)
Middleton, Troy Houston	12.10.1889 Hazelhurst, Miss. - 09.10.1976 Baton Rouge, LA [Baton Rouge National Cemetery, LA]	2nd Lt ? [03476] Capt. ? Maj. ? Lt.Col. ? Col. ? (retd 1937) Brig.Gen. 06.1942 Maj.Gen. 10.1942 Lt.Gen. 05.06.1945 DSM ? ? DSM ? ? SSM ? ? LM ? ? LM ? ? BSM ? ?	Education: Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College (1909; BS); Command and General Staff School (1924); Army War College (1929) 1910 - 1912 enlisted service 1912 commissioned in the infantry 1916 Punitive Expedition into Mexico WW I 47th & 39th Infantry, AEF (Aisne-Marne, St Mihiel & Meuse-Argonne offensives) 1919 - 1921 Instructor, Infantry School 02.1930 - 09.1936 Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Louisiana State University 11.1937 - 01.1941 Dean, then Comptroller, Louisiana State University 01.1941 - 10.08.1945 reactivated: 1941 - 1942 Infantry Replacement Training Center 03.1942 - 04.1942 4th Motorized Division 04.1942 - 05.1942 36th Infantry Division 10.1942 - 12.1943 Commanding General, 45th Infantry Division 15.03.1944 - 10.08.1945 Commanding General, VIII Corps (ETO) 1951 - 1962 President, Louisiana State University Literature: Frank James Price. Troy H. Middleton : a biography (Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1974)
Milburn, Frank William	11.01.1892 Jasper, IN - 25.10.1962 Missoula, MT	2nd Lt. 12.06.1914 [O3738] ... ... Brig.Gen. 02.1942 Maj.Gen. 09.1942 Lt.Gen. 08.02.1951 (retd 30.04.1952; disability) DSM ? ? SSM ? ? LM ? ? BSM ? ? AM ? ?	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (...-12.06.1914; grad. # 5304) 12.06.1914 commissioned in the infantry 1940 - 1941 plans & operations officer, 8th Infantry Division 1941 - 1942 Asisstant Division Commander, 6th Infantry Division 08.1942 - 12.1943 Commanding General, 83rd Infantry Division 31.12.1943 - 30.09.1945 Commanding General, XXI Corps 12.11.1945 - 06.06.1946 Commanding General, V Corps 05.1946 - 08.1949 Commanding General, 1st Infantry Division 1949 - 1950 Deputy Commander, US Army, Europe 10.08.1950 - 11.09.1950 Commanding General, IX Corps 11.09.1950 - 18.07.1951 Commanding General, I Corps (Korean war) 1951 - 1952 Inspector Infantry, Office of the Chief of Army Field Forces (Fort Monroe, VA) Football and basketball coach, Rocky mountain College, Colorado Springs, CO.
Miley, William Maynadier	26.12.1897 Fort Mason, CA - 24.09.1997 Starkville, MS	2nd Lt. 1918 [?] ... ... Brig.Gen. 06.1942 Maj.Gen. 03.1943 (retd 07.1955) DSM ? ? SSM ? 2 x BSM ? 2 x	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (...-1918; grad. # ) 1918 commissioned in the infantry 10.1940 - ? Commanding Officer, 501st Parachute Battalion ? - 01.1942 Commanding Officer, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment 1942 - 1942 Commander, 1sy Parachute Infantry Brigade 08.1942 - 15.04.1943 Assistant Division Commander, 82nd Airborne Division 04.1943 - 09.1945 Commanding General, 17th Airborne Division ... - ... ...
Millikin, John	07.01.1888 Danville, IN - 06.11.1970 Arlington, VA	2nd Lt. 15.06.1910 [O2856] ... ... Brig.Gen. 10.1940 Maj.Gen. 16.07.1941 (retd 29.02.1948) DSM ? ? SSM ? ? BSM ? ?	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (...-15.06.1910; grad. # 4890) 15.06.1910 commissioned in the cavalry 1939 - 1940 Commanding Officer, 6th Cavalry Regiment 1940 - 1941 Commanding General, 6th Cavalry Brigade [ 1941 - ? Commanding General, 83rd Infantry Division ?] 12.06.1941 - 04.1942 Commanding General, 2nd Cavalry Division 10.08.1942 - 09.1943 Commanding General, 33rd Infantry Division (New Guinea) 06.10.1943 - 16.03.1945 Commanding General, III Corps (Presidio of Monterey, CA; NW Europe) 17.04.1945 - 09.1945 Commanding General, 13th Armored Division (Central Europe) 1946 - 1948 Commanding General, Field Artillery Replacement Center
Millinor, James Frederick Married Viola Simons, of Columbus, GA; two daughters, one son.	24.03.1914 Madison, FL - 25.03.1945 Germany (KIA) [Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium, plot C, row 5, grave 7]	Pvt. 09.08.1934 Pfc. 01.07.1935 Corp. 01.08.1936 Sgt. 11.1940 S/Sgt. 01.1941 2nd Lt. 05.08.1942 [O1289296] 1st Lt. 1943? Capt. 12.1944 SSM 21.12.1944 for leadership & courage displayed 03 & 04.12.44 * PH ? ? * As a result of Capt. Millinor's skillful leadership his company took their large objective with unusually light casualties, killing 34 and capturing 54 enemy soldiers. By his personal bravery, inspiring leadership, and unflinching devotion to duty, Capt. Millinor acted in keeping with the best traditions of the military service.	Education: Madison schools Entered CCC Service. 09.08.1934 joined US Army basic training at Fort Scriven & Fort Benning, GA 1938 - 1940 served with 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division at Hawaii 05.04.1940 - 07.1944 served with 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division at Fort Benning, GA (also attended Officers Candiate School there) & Camp Adair, OR 07.1944 - 25.03.1945 served overseas with 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division (Belgium, Holland & Germany) [lastly as OC Company G]
Morris Jr., William Henry Harrison	22.03.1890 Ocean Grove, NJ - 30.03.1971 Washington, DC	2nd Lt. 13.06.1911 [O3102] ... ... Brig.Gen. 01.1942 Maj.Gen. 05.1942 Lt.Gen. 01.10.1949 (retd 31.03.1952) DSC ? ? DSM ? ? SSM ? ? LM ? ? BSM ? ? PH ? ?	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (...-13.06.1911; grad. # 4991) 13.06.1911 commissioned in the infantry 1938 - 1940 War Department General Staff (Wahington, DC) 01.1942 - 05.1943 Commanding General, 6th Armored Division 05.1943 - 09.1943 Commanding General, II Armored Corps 10.1943 - 07.1944 Commanding General, XVIII Corps (Presidio of Monterey, CA) 07.1944 - 05.1945 Commanding General, 10th Armored Division 1945 - 1945 Commanding General, VI Corps 1945 - 1947 War Department Personnel Board 1949 - 1952 Commander-in-Chief, Caribbean Command
Murdoch Jr., Francis Johnstone	22.07.1912 NC - Thaxton, VA	2nd Lt. 12.06.1935 [O19853] 1st Lt. 12.06.1938 ... ... Col. ? ... ... Maj.Gen. ? (retd 1970) DSM ? ? SSM ? 2 x LM ? ? BSM ? ? PH ? ? CR ? ?	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (...-12.06.1935; grad. # 10326) 12.06.1935     commissioned in the cavalry (10.1939)     Cavalry School (Fort Riley, KS) 1942 - 1943 Allied Force HQ, Mediterranean 1943 - 1945 Commanding Officer of a Battalion (1st Infantry Division) (NW Europe) 09.04.1945 - 1945 Commanding Officer, 26th Infantry Regiment (1st Infantry Division) (NW Europe) 1951 - 1955 staff & faculty, Army War College 07.1957 - 1958 Commanding Officer, Combat Command B, 3rd Armoured Division 1958 Director Plans & Operations, HQ CDEC 1961 - 1963 Assistant Division Commander, 7th Infantry Division (Korea) 1963 - 1965 Assistant Commandant, TARS 1965 - 1967 Deputy Chief of Staff (Logistics & Administration), HQ Allied Land Forces Southeastern Europe 1967 - 1970 Deputy Commanding General, Reserve Forces 4th Army Farmer since 1971.
Murray, Roy Alexander Married; two sons.	09.03.1909 Chicago, IL - 16.12.1998 El Paso, TX	2nd Lt. 13.05.1933 [O42366] 1st Lt. ? Capt. (temp) 1942? Maj. (temp) 1943? Lt.Col. (temp) 1943? Capt. 02.07.1947 (date of rank 09.03.1944) Col. AUS 01.12.1952 Col. 25.06.1958 (retd 1964) SSM ? ? BSM ? 3x LM ? ? PH ? ? CR ? ? Chief Emperor Minilik II Medal.	Education: University of California, Berkeley (1933; BS in BA) ; Army War College (1956); Armed Forces Staff College (1952); Command and General Staff School (1950?); General Staff Class (1944);  13.05.1933     commissioned in the infantry reserve 1942 sent to Ireland in preparation for America's entrance into World War II and while there was accepted into the prestigious Darby's Rangers:  Officer Commanding, Fox Company, 1st Ranger Battalion (Dieppe Raid, France, 18.08.1942; landed in North Africa at Arzew, and fought in the raid on Sened Station (Silver Star) Commanding Officer, 4th Ranger Battalion (as a Captain) (invasion of Sicily at Gela, and was promoted to Major; amphibious assault at Maori-Salerno and Murray earned a battlefield promotion to Lieutenant Colonel; behind enemy lines to cut the road at Ceppagna, Italy; Anzio invasion) 02.1954 - ? commanding the 32nd Infantry Regiment during the Korean War I Corps Deputy Chief of Staff Other notable positions include: Infantry School Director of Instruction, Berlin Brigade Chief of Staff, and Combat Surveillance school-Commandant Began working for Northrup Ventura Corporation in California, 1966. In 1966 he was transferred to El Paso, where he would later have a successful real estate and insurance career. Donated his time and talents to the Northeast El Paso Rotary Club, YMCA, General Omar Bradley Chapter of the Association of the United States Army, and Department of Veterans Affairs; he continued to be active with Darby's Rangers and the army, conducting officer development programs at the Sergeant Majors Academy at Fort Bliss, and in 1993 was honored by being inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame at Fort Benning, GA.

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